Both are the eight major cuisines, why is Hunan cuisine more popular than Sichuan cuisine?

Compared to Sichuan people and Chongqing people, Hunan people make up a larger proportion of people in Guangdong. Who doesn’t love hometown food? Therefore, there are a relatively large number of Hunan cuisine restaurants in Guangdong Province.

Some people say that you are talking nonsense. Hunan people just love Hunan food. Who doesn’t love their hometown food? But this is indeed one of the reasons why there are so many Hunan cuisine restaurants in Guangdong.

What Cantonese people value is "original flavor." Hunan cuisine, apart from being a bit spicy, is also "authentic." Since then, more and more people are eating Hunan cuisine. On the contrary, the spicy nature of Sichuan cuisine has never become popular in Guangdong and is becoming increasingly unpopular. Hunan cuisine in Guangdong is as famous as Sichuan cuisine for being spicy, but Hunan cuisine is not too greasy. Some Hunan cuisine can be improved by combining it with Cantonese cuisine. After the improvement, the taste is more suitable for Cantonese people. In addition, there are many Hunanese living in Guangdong who are Hakka and have different eating habits.

Taste, Hunan cuisine also has a strong taste. Many people can still eat spicy food, but they can’t stand the spicy food in Sichuan. I myself can’t eat Hunan food because it’s too spicy. We Sichuanese are spicy, and the whole mouth is spicy. Hunan cuisine is spicy for the mouth.

This is the rabbit meat I ate in Chengdu. Even though there are so many chili peppers, it is actually not very spicy. Only when I went to Chengdu did I truly understand what it means that Sichuan cuisine is mainly numbing and spicy. Therefore, this medium spiciness is more acceptable to Cantonese people.

I am a Cantonese and I love Cantonese food. But as far as Hunan and Sichuan food are concerned, I would like to share my humble opinion as an ordinary Cantonese. Most of my colleagues and I prefer Hunan food. , because Hunan cuisine is usually fried a lot.

Because there are many Hunanese migrant workers in Guangdong, whether they are cleaning (sanitation), property management, security, hospital janitors, or nursing workers, most of them are Hunanese, so Hunan cuisine is more popular than Sichuan cuisine. In fact, it’s not just Guangdong. You will find that now economically developed areas are beginning to eat spicy food. Young people in Shanghai and Taiwan are more fond of spicy food. This starts with the function of diet. In addition to the basic belly wrapping and appetite, diet There are also adjustments.